Automobile-signal.



W. H. MILLER.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED JAN, I8, I91].

Patented July 31, 191 7.

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AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-18,1917.

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AUTOMOBILE-SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Application filed January 18, 1917. Serial No. 143,155.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. lVlILLnR, a citizen of the United States, resldlng at Sunbury, in the county of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Signals; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in direction signaling systems for vehicles, and the primary object of the invention is the provision of an extremely simple and efficient form of direction signaling system of the visual type, in which the signals are given by the selective lighting of one or more of a plurality of lights.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character, which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very efiicient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my signal applied to the front and rear ends of an automobile;

Y Fig. 2 is a. front elevation of the signal;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal transverse section taken through the casing;

Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the signal;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the hne 66 of Fig. 2; j 4

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of theattaching bracket; and t I Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic new of the circuit controlled means for operating the light. I

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference,

characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. The numeral 1 designates a casing or housing for the signal lights, which is formed of metal on any other desired material and which is substantially semi-cylindrical in shape having a front flat side 2 and a rear rounded side This casing is provided withopen ends in which are positioned closures 4. Centrally disposed intermediate the ends of the semi-cylindrical casing is a partitioning member 5 which is semi-circular so as to conform to the inner walls of the casing, and which is secured in position therein by a screw 6 that extends through the casing from the a front flat side and projects outwardly from the opposite side thereof through a supporting bracket 7 that surrounds the casing at this point.

"The flat side of the casing 1 is provided on opposite sides of the central partition member 5 with arrow-shaped openings 8 therethrough which are preferably covered with some colored screen, for instance, red glass. Positioned within the casing behind these openings are lamps 9 which are secured in "socket members 10 that project through the rounded side of the casing adjacent the lower edge of the same. These sockets 10 are held in position by. any desired type of fastening means preferably as shown at 11 in the drawings.

The lamps 9 are operated by an electrical circuit carried by the vehicle, a diagrammatic .view of which is shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The lamps are controlled by a double throw switch 12 which will light either one of the same according'to the direction in which the vehicle is turned. In the diagrammatic View shown in'Fig. 8 of the drawings, I have shown the horn of the vehicle disposed in the circuit with these lights, whereupon when either one of the lights are lighted, the horn will be operated as well. This semi-cylindrical casing is especially adapted for positioning at the rear of the vehicle, although when desired it may also be placed on the front of the same as shown in Fig. 1. The casing issupported in position by the bracket 7 which has one end of the same bent semi-circular as shown at .13 and which is adapted to surround the central portion ofthe rounded side of the easing. This portion 13 of the bracket has a threaded. opening 14 therethrough adapted to receive the projecting end of the locking screw 6 through the central partition in the casing. The extremity of the rounded portion or end of this bracket is bent across the fiat face of the casing as shown at 15 to form additional securing means between the tion desired to turn, the light on that side I erably either above or below bracket and the casing. The oppositeend of the bracket 7 extends laterally from the easing in a single plane therewith, and the same has secured to its upper end a clamping member 16 which is removably engaged therewith by means of screws 17 that pass through the projecting flat end 18 of the bracket and securely engages the opposite ends of the clamping member therewith. By this means the projecting end 18 of the bracket may be secured to the vehicle prefthe license tag, when on the rear, or on the hood when at the front. By the construction of this type of bracket, it will be obvious that the casing may! be secured above or below the license tag as desired. The signal casing, however, need not necessarily be secured in any one position on a vehicle, as the same is adapted to be applied to the most convenient place thereon.

From the foregoing description of the construction and operation of this vehicle signaling system, it will be obvious that when'the' same is secured to the vehicle and it is desired to turn from a straight course, 'upon operation of the switch in the direcin the casing will be operated and will illuminate the arrow in the front flat side, thus indicating the direction intended. In addition to this, by the insertion of the horn in i the electrical circuit that controls the lights,

the horn will also be operated when the machine is turned. The arrows inserted in the front flat side of the casing are preferably formed of-colored glass sothat they will be readily discernible.

Attention is particularly called to the fact that owing to the extremely simple con-. struction employed in this type of signal, the same may be very economically manufactured. The entire device, consists of very few parts and such parts are so easily manu factured that the entire signal may be manufactured and sold at an extremely low price:

by a light within said the casing mg a semi-cylindrical casing, means wherethrough the fiat front side of the same, a partition in said casing to permit illumination at either end thereof, a rigid support.

ing bracket having one end surrounding the curved portion of the casing intermediate its ends, a, fastening member between saidbracket, casing and partition, the extremity of said end extending a short said bracket projecting from thecasing in a single plane with the fiat side of the same, and a clamping member on said end to secure said projecting end to the vehicle.

2. A signal device for vehicles comprising a semi-cylindrical casing, closures in the ends thereof, a fiat front signal face, a semicylindrical partition in the casing intermediate the ends, light means at opposite sides of said partition, a bracket to suspend the casing by its middle, said bracket extending beneath and around the'cylindrical portion of the casing and extending at its lower end slightly upward across the flat face, the other end portion thereof projecting above flush with the flat face thereof, a clamp mounted on the upper end of said bracket and. a bolt extending transversely through said signal face partition, casing,

and bracketto secure the device in assembled relation.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand in-the witnesses.

,WILLIAM H. MILIZER. Witnesses: 7

JOHN WEIsEn BASSLER, THELMA Fncxnn.

casing is visible.

distance across the flat-side of the casing, the other end ofpresence of two subscribing 

